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Off Topic Thread 4.0

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The usual rules apply. Non-rugby talk here. Consider this a social place, but like a pub, things like religion and politics can be divisive, so don't say things here you wouldn't say to someone's face in the pub. Sober

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thomond2006

Yeah_Right wrote: »

The Walkabout. Any Walkabout.

There doesn't seem to be any around the city centre? The closest is Watford.

Yeah_Right

thomond2006 wrote: »

Craft beer pub recommendations in London please! Something similar to The Rake in Borough Market would be ideal.

The Walkabout. Any Walkabout.

thomond2006

Craft beer pub recommendations in London please! Something similar to The Rake in Borough Market would be ideal.

[Deleted User]

I knew bears hibernated but never fully thought about it. I didn't realise they have such an extreme weight gain in advance of their slumber. It's obvious now that I see it.

Neil3030

Happy Fay Bear Tuesday to you and yours.

Holly is currently destroying Lefty in the grand finale.

I'm conflicted. Lefty was my second pick behind 747. Hhas good size, very solid build. The belly flop was also epic.

That said, even Holly's ears are cubby, so you really can't knock that sort of commitment.

Neil3030

Zzippy wrote: »

I'm loving the grizzly updates. Are any bookies offering odds? I feel like we have an inside track with Neil...

Would Paddy Power get a price back to you before tomorrow?

Would be very surprised if Holly doesn't win...

Neil3030

What's happening in the RWC by the way?

Been too busy with the bears to give it much attention...

Yeah_Right

Neil3030 wrote: »

Win or lose, 747 will always be the GOAT to me.

When a man needs to dig a hole for his belly when napping, dammit all you can do is respect him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41nGGcp9fno

This makes me want to come back as a bear in my next life. Fishing, swimming, napping in the sun. Being fat and lazy. And of course, ****ting in the woods. Great life.

Podge_irl

Holly had a good summer!

Zzippy

I'm loving the grizzly updates. Are any bookies offering odds? I feel like we have an inside track with Neil...

Neil3030

Holly is absolutely crushing Grazer today. She may well win the final too. Serious performance from the woman:

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[Deleted User]

Excellent

Neil3030

Win or lose, 747 will always be the GOAT to me.

When a man needs to dig a hole for his belly when napping, dammit all you can do is respect him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41nGGcp9fno

Dave_The_Sheep

Ah, Neil, this is the **** I come to the Off Topic thread for. Excellent stuff.

Semi final 1 over. Lefty in with the win.

775 Lefty leaped ahead of 747 to lance the inflated giant's hopes of a win. 775 Lefty lunges on to the finals. Which female fatty will he face? Will it be the humongous Holly or the gargantuan Grazer? Only you can decide.

I reckon that belly flop got him a lot of votes.

Neil3030

OK folks, Fat Bear week has reached the semi final stage, where we have:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=634ZmJckQ_k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zruJYC6bzMk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmAUi-pXbUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XELOLZ70FlA

747 vs Lefty today
Holly vs Grazer tomorrow

Voting is done via the Katmai Facebook page

troyzer

Neil3030 wrote: »

But is wider access to these viewpoints courting the previously ambivalent? I mean.... Brexit? Trump?

Yes. We live in a post truth world where people get their "facts" from their own silos.

Politics is broken because whereas before, people argued over policy, now they argue over facts.

Neil3030

This is strangely addictive; a live feed to Brooks Falls, a spot in Kitmai National Park in Alaska, where brown bears congregate to gorge on salmon before hibernating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4C1c4z8hTQ

My favourite bear is probably the aptly named "747":

Although Lefty is also an absolute unit:

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The park run a "fat bear week" every autumn, and it's worth keeping track of, via their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatmaiNPP/

Neil3030

But is wider access to these viewpoints courting the previously ambivalent? I mean.... Brexit? Trump?

Squidgy Black

Neil3030 wrote: »

Are there more awful people now in the world?

Or do awful people now use the Internet more?

Nah just the ones who were hiding in plain sight have a platform now to listen to other arseholes spew the same bullshít.

stephen_n

The extreme’s and extremists were always there, social media has just allowed them a very vocal access to the world. New media and the push for online content panders to this. Allowing extremists from both sides to control the narrative, pretending to be journalists. With both sides criticizing the middle ground, who have become quieter. I don’t think the make-up has changed, there have always been those kind of people out there. We just didn’t get to hear them.

sydthebeat

Neil3030 wrote: »

Are there more awful people now in the world?

Or do awful people now use the Internet more?

Anonymity leads to extremes.

Therefore opinions are offered as hyberbolic mania.

Neil3030

Are there more awful people now in the world?

Or do awful people now use the Internet more?

aloooof

Deleted User wrote: »

This place is tough when Ireland are playing. So many people wanting to rant and looking for a fight.

I feel for the mods tbh. The provincial threads are actually pretty enjoyable at times like this tho.

[Deleted User]

This place is tough when Ireland are playing. So many people wanting to rant and looking for a fight.

Squidgy Black

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

You'd have to wonder what news is coming out shortly that precipiated this. Good day for it too.

Announced late Saturday night, papers tomorrow will be already printed with headlines about the Japan loss, and the FAI confirming they'll abide by pension obligations. Definitely something big about to hit that he got ahead of in order to keep the pension.

Dave_The_Sheep

You'd have to wonder what news is coming out shortly that precipiated this. Good day for it too.

Squidgy Black

John Delaney finally resigned. Great news for Irish sport, no doubt there'll be a hefty payout and a lovely pension involved, but still.

thomond2006

What next?

https://news.yahoo.com/video-shows-former-england-patriots-105521282.html?guccounter=1

sydthebeat

Clegg wrote: »

The Greta Thunberg thread is deranged. In different posts I've read that she's actually a 40 year old crisis actor, a puppet for the Illuminati and/ or a scam artist. Not all of these posts are trolls either.

its amazing how a 16yo teenage girl can get so many people "triggered"....

Clegg

The Greta Thunberg thread is deranged. In different posts I've read that she's actually a 40 year old crisis actor, a puppet for the Illuminati and/or a scam artist. Not all of these posts are trolls either.